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(Nanowerk News) Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have found a way to grow crystal islands that could halve the time and cost of some science experiments. Dr Vishakya ...

Here’s an exercise for you: type “crystals” into your favorite search engine and see what you get. If you’re anything like us, you’ll get a bunch of pseudoscientific posts about the healing power of ...

About 150 entangled ions turned mechanical motion into an exceptionally sensitive probe of weak electric fields.

MIT physicists have synthesized a new family of bulk crystals whose electrons behave as though they move in an effectively four-dimensional “superspace,” rather than being fully described by the three ...

We expect crystals to be rigid and brittle, so scientists were shocked when some of their crystals seemed to come alive under a microscope. They hope to use the unusual behavior to make tiny machines ...

Being in space means cool science experiments, and one such experiment conducted by a NASA astronaut while he was aboard the International Space Station yielded interesting results. NASA astronaut Don ...

Sometimes, compounds crystallize in unexpected ways. This is a problem for drug manufacturers, who need to create consistent products. Scientists are working to understand why substances take on ...

In an attempt to understand our own fascination with the shiny minerals, researchers gave some to chimps. A chimp named Toti attentively observes a quartz crystal at a rehabilitation facility in Spain ...

The school summer holidays are in full swing. If you’re a parent, you may be getting tired of hearing “I’m bored!” echoing through your home – especially on rainy days when everyone’s stuck inside.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crystals have been found along human remains in several archeological dig sites. Primates of all stripes really love their ...